What We Believe

Doctrinal Statement

The Bible

We believe that the Bible is the Word of God without errors or omissions. It is the absolute authority in determining the faith and practice of God's people. We affirm that it is divinely inspired by the Holy Spirit of God, and everything that it says about man, marriage, life, death, birth, sin and Jesus is inspired by God and is to be taken literally, without question by faith.

The Trinity

We believe in one God who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He is Creator and Sustainer of all things. God is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient. He has created all things for His glory; and His ultimate will, will be accomplished according to His appointed time.

God has also revealed Himself to us as God the Son, the promised Messiah of the Old Testament. God the Son, who always existed with the Father, became man through a miraculous birth of a virgin, conceived by the Holy Spirit. Through God the Son (Jesus Christ) God was revealed to mankind. He lived a perfect life. died to redeem man, rose from the dead and is now seated at the right hand of God interceding for all believers. He will return one day to receive the saved, (His Church) unto Himself. He shall reign forever as Lord of Lords and King of Kings.

We believe in God the Holy Spirit. God the Holy Spirit has always existed, and is the third person of the Trinity. The Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, pointing the sinner to Jesus Christ for regeneration and cleansing from sin. He is given to every born again believer to teach, guide, strengthen and bring about sanctification in them. He gives gifts to the different members of the body of Christ (His Church) for the edification of the body and to carry on His work. He also seals believers unto the day of redemption.

The Sinful Nature of Man

We believe that man was created by God in His image. That man was tempted by Satan, sinned, and since that time all men are born in sin and is shapen in iniquity (Psalm 51). Because of his sinful nature, man willfully chooses to sin. Sin is rebellion against God. It is missing the mark of perfection. Only those who are perfectly righteous may come into the presence of a righteous God. Since all have sinned and come short of that mark of perfection, all of mankind need to be reconciled to God. God has provided one way to reconciliation to Himself:  That way is by repenting of  our sin and accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

Christian Behavior

We believe that one who purports to be born again must exhibit the type of  lifestyle that is beyond reproach, morally acceptable to that which pertains to Christian behavior, marriage between a man and a woman, no drinking, or drugs, salacious lifestyle or riotous living.

Christ is Savior

We believe that every individual is condemned to hell because of their sinful nature and without Jesus Christ salvation is impossible. We believe that everyone must accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior to escape condemnation, and hell. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, and no one comes to the Father unless they come by faith through Jesus.